Pauline Bedford Appointed as Director of Students

Supporting students from enquiry to graduation

Walbrook Institute London has appointed a new Director of Students to support people taking its online and on-campus higher education programmes.

Pauline Bedford, who has over 20 years’ experience across education and professional services, will lead on the whole higher education student journey, from initial enquiry right through to graduation and beyond.

A growing institution with a global reach

Walbrook’s career-focused postgraduate programmes include an on-campus MSc in Business and Finance, in addition to a range of fully-online MBAs, and MSc programmes in Psychology and Computer Science. Walbrook also offers professional qualifications in financial services and banking under the LIBF name.

Pauline brings extensive experience across education and professional services

Most recently, Pauline Bedford served as General Manager of Marketing and Recruitment for Europe at global pathway provider Navitas. In this role she led the marketing, admissions and student recruitment teams into 16 university partnerships in the UK, Netherlands, and Germany.

Prior to Navitas, she played a key role at Bright Horizons, collaborating with the University of Oxford to improve childcare centre occupancy, and at CIBT, where she served as global implementation lead project manager and oversaw complex visa and passport operations.

A focus on inclusion, connection and student success

In her new role as Director of Students, Pauline aims to cultivate an inclusive, connected and supportive learning environment that champions the voice of students and improves their whole study experience.

I am thrilled to be joining Walbrook Institute London at this exciting time as it launches new on-campus and online postgraduate programmes. I share so many of Walbrook’s ambitions to widen access to education that makes a real difference to people and their careers. I’m looking forward to working with teams across the organisation to support our students and help them achieve their ambitions.

Pauline Bedford

Director of Students, Walbrook Institute London

Embracing leadership that understands students

I’m so pleased to have an educational leader like Pauline joining our organisation. It’s clear she really understands students and is dedicated to helping them succeed. Pauline’s commitment to using data to improve the learning experience for UK and international students, and her inclusive approach to leadership will really help us grow as an institution.

Steve Hill

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, Walbrook

Welcoming new students and looking forward to graduation

One of Pauline’s first priorities will be welcoming a new cohort of on-campus postgraduate students to Walbrook Institute London, in addition to attending the 2025 Graduation Ceremony on Friday 24 October.

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